Application Examples
Analyzing Sig
nal Detail
You have a noisy signal displayed on the oscilloscope and you need to know more
about it. You suspect that the signal contains much more detail than you can
now see in the
display.
Looking at a Noisy Sign al
The signal appears noisy and you suspect that noise is causing problems in your
circuit
. To better analyze the noise, follow these steps:
1. Push the Acquire to see the Acquire Menu.
2. Push the Peak Detect option .
3. If necessary, push the Display to see the Display Menu. Use the Brightness
option with the multipurpose knob to adjust the display to see the noise
more easily.
Peak detect emphasizes noise spikes and glitches in your signal, especially when
the time base is set to a slow setting.
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